Second Chance program extends college education to inmates
The Department of Education will now offer college-in-prison for prisoners at select federal and state prisons.
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ELAC students study Environmental Science in the Rocky Mountains
Former East Los Angeles College students Daniel Novoa and Nhan Nguyen took part in The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory summer research experience for undergraduates.
Football team falls short of comeback, drop to 4-4 on the season
The East Los Angeles College football team could not create a comeback as they lost to College of the Canyons 27-21.
South Gate enrollment fair
Various programs, including NEXT up program which focuses on foster youths, were present at the South Gate Educational Center’s enrollment fair Wednesday.
South Gate Center expansion continues
continue the construction of East Los Angeles College’s South Gate Educational Center after the previous contractor left the project.
Rising Scholars program opens new center
The opening of the Education Justice Rising Scholars program’s new center on Wednesday is the culmination of the hard work done by the program staff and formerly-incarcerated students.
Sociology week begins with union discussion
“What do you get when you combine labor, social justice and politics?” asked James McKeever, Professor of Sociology at Pierce College, during the Sociology Department’s virtual event yesterday. “More than just change in your pockets.”
Student loans forgiven
President Joe Biden announced on August 24 a three-part plan to forgive a portion of student loans for Americans.
ELAC campuses experience two sexual batteries
East Los Angeles College has had two sexual battery incidents occur in the first two weeks of instruction with one at the Monterey Park campus and one at the South Gate Center.
Ricky Gervais aces humor in ‘Supernature’
Ricky Gervais’s new Netflix special “Supernature” is sarcastic, insulting and a bit juvenile in its undertaking but this is exactly why it works so well at being funny. GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, has tweeted out and condemned Gervais’ special, saying his comedy is masquerading as hate speech.